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Independent package & test vendors are generally known as OSAT or ASAT. In 1997, the OSAT industry scale was no more than USD5.1 billion or so, making up 19.6% of the semiconductor industry, as opposed to the market size of USD23.6 billion in 2011. Owning to the fact that TSV technology advances slowly and that foundries are designed to assume partial package business, the OSAT market scale may see little change but slim growth, with the estimated revenue in 2012 registering USD24.4 billion. In the package & test market, the proportions by revenue of package and test are roughly 78% and 22% respectively. It is estimated that the IC test and wafer test will be more time-consuming, further propelling cost proportion up. » Read More

Coming out of the global semiconductor industry wide downturn, most suppliers of analog chips are now leaner and more competitive and, consequently, are ready to pounce on returning consumer and business demand over the next year or two. Specifically, many analog players have made significant changes to their business structures in order to lower their operational costs and increase their profits and margins. Meanwhile, other suppliers, such as Texas Instruments, have made large scale acquisitions in order to broaden their customer base, acquire new products, and narrow the competition. In terms of individual players Texas Instruments remained the leader in the analog industry in 2011 acquiring analog rival National Semiconductor and cementing its leadership role. Meanwhile, Europe’s largest chipmaker, STMicroelectronics, remained the second largest player and with TI’s further gains in this industry it is likely that ST will remain the second largest player for some time to come. Infineon, Europe’s other large chipmaker, remained the third largest player of the global analog share followed very closely by Analog Devices. Finally, Qualcomm rounded out the top five suppliers of overall worldwide analog market share. » Read More

This report is an effort to identify factors, which will be the driving force behind the organic electronics market and sub-markets in the next six years. The report provides extensive analysis of the organic electronics industry, current market trends, industry drivers and challenges for better understanding of the organic electronics market structure. The report has segregated the organic electronics industry in terms of application and geography. The Organic Electronics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Growth And Forecast 2012 - 2018 report analyzes the worldwide markets for Organic Electronics in USD million by the following application segments: Display market, Organic lighting market, Logic and Memory, Organic RFID tags, organic sensor, organic photovoltaic and printed batteries market. » Read More

Quantum Dots (QD) are the types of semiconductor nanoparticles, which can be assembled in multiple applications like healthcare, electronics, etc. The current market of QD is at pre-commercialized stage; most of the researchers are working on the “application aspects” of QD technology and deriving the products based on QD. The global QD technology, products, and applications market is expected to reach $7480.25 million in 2022 at an estimated CAGR of 55.2% from 2011 to 2022. Americas are at the top, followed by Europe and APAC. Optoelectronics, solar energy, and healthcare will be the key application areas of QD market. » Read More

This study provides 2010 and 2011 worldwide unit shipments and market share for application processors used in ereaders and media tablets. The market for application processors for ereaders and media tablets matured in 2011 and now has several tier 1 competitors firmly established in the market, beyond Apple, such as Freescale, Texas Instruments, NVIDIA, and Samsung. In 2012, we will see Intel and AMD push x86-based platforms into the tablet market, and we will see smaller ARM licensees extend their role in the market as well as solutions from MIPS licensees. » Read More

The Deep Reactive Ion Etching, DRIE is a structuration process originally used for MEMS. This process enables achieving etch depths of 100s of micrometers with almost vertical sidewalls with very high aspect ratio (> 50:1 in some cases). The process was first developed by Robert Bosch, and thus it is also called the “BOSCH process” and is used whenever high aspect ratios are targeted. SPP, the equipment manufacturer,obtained a license from Bosch to exploit the technology.This agreement has led to incredible growth of the DRIE market. First used for production of accelerometers, the process is used today for production of (some) ink jet-heads, pressure sensors,gyroscopes, micro phones and micro actuators (e.g.MEMS auto-focus). But the use of the process has become popular outside of the MEMS world, for Advanced Packaging applications. » Read More

After hitting a rough patch in the second half of the last decade, CMOS image sensors have finally regained growth momentum, and this once high-flying optoelectronics market segment is now expected to set record-high sales each year through 2016 (see Figure), according to the report.  Stronger, more consistent sales growth in CMOS image sensors is being driven by a new wave of camera-equipped portable products, such as touch-screen smartphones and tablet computers, as well as embedded digital-imaging applications being designed into automobiles, medical equipment, security networks, and other vision-recognition systems, says the 2012 O-S-D Report. » Read More

The Worldwide Business Use Smartphone 2012-2016 forecast is split into employee-liable and corporate-liable segments. Forecasts are provided by mobile operating system and by region. This study is the result of an ongoing research on mobile devices and their emerging role within corporate environments. As smartphone devices proliferate the enterprise, by either corporate or employee-liable purchase, companies want to take advantage of the fact that employees can be productive from anywhere. The increasing availability of mobile enterprise applications and solutions to manage and secure these devices ensure that both segments of this market will continue to experience healthy growth throughout the forecast period. Companies Covered: Apple Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Nokia Corporation, Research In Motion Limited and Samsung. » Read More

Global Markets and Technologies for Smart Glass market report applies to industry segments such as construction, transportation, aerospace, electronics, energy and consumer products. This report is mainly directed toward executives, directors, operations managers, sales and marketing managers and strategic planners working within the previously mentioned industries.  Universities and research facilities may also find this study to be a good source of technical information regarding smart glass technology, materials and applications, which can be used as a baseline for new or expanded R&D activities.  Librarians of technical information and research centers can also use this report to provide critical data to product managers, market analysts, researchers and other professionals needing detailed and updated analysis of the smart glass industry.  » Read More

This report provides detailed connector statistics by equipment sector and product category for North America, Europe, Japan, China, Asia Pacific, and the ROW region. Included is a complete chapter on worldwide connector industry results by region, equipment sector and product category. In 2011, connector industry’s sales grew +6.6 percent.  The ROW region exhibited the greatest growth, with a year-over-year increase of 14.9 percent, followed by Europe with a year-over-year increase of +10.0 percent. Japan, who suffered through the Tohoku earthquake and its resulting tsunami and radiation event, experienced the smallest year-over-year change, +2.0 percent. » Read More